TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching! Submit Your Abstract by 3 June 2011
The Turtle Survival Alliance will host the 9th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles 14 17 August 2011, Orlando, Florida Joint Annual Meeting of the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG) are pleased to announce the dates of their joint Symposium, Sunday Wednesday, August 14 17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. This is the 9th annual conference hosted by the TSA, and has become the worlds largest gathering of tortoise and freshwater turtle biologists in the world. The following session chairs are still accepting presentations: South American Turtles Vivian Páez Turtle Ecology Ben Anders Asian Chelonians Torsten Blanck Box Turtles Ross Kiester Role of Zoos in Turtle Conservation Charles (Chuck) Becker Biology of North American Tortoises (Session is Full!) The following links are provided for your convenience: To visit TSAs main website, go to: http://www.turtlesurvival.org/ Conference Registration: http://www.turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/2011-conference/register-for-conference To submit an abstract, please go to: http://www.turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/2011-conference/call-for-papers/upload-your- abstract Requests for travel grants. You must be presenting (oral or poster) and have submitted an abstract to be eligible for a travel grant. Travel grant applications are located at: http://www.turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/2011-conference/travel-grants. In addition to the special sessions listed above, there are many presentation slots left open for a wide variety of other topics including Community Projects, Husbandry, Field Conservation, and Genetics. There is also the opportunity to present in the poster session. Please follow the abstract submission guidelines at the link above. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Walton at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando. Andrew Walde Program Co-chair [email protected] and Beth Walton Program Co-chair [email protected]
